Furnishing Fabric
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1550-1600
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumSilk compound satin
Dimensions63.5 x 43.2 cm (25 x 17 in.)
ClassificationsTextile Arts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT17w42
eMuseum ID720150
EmbARK ObjectID11982
Alt. No. 2 (Cavallo)166B
Alt. No. 4 (Old Cavallo)178
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)009
TMS Source ID1132
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 121-22. (as Italian, dated 16th or 18th century; as a set with textiles in Short Gallery case)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 215, no. 248. (as Italian or Spanish; dated about 1550-1600)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), p. 215, no. 248. (as Italian or Spanish; dated about 1550-1600)
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice or Florence at an unknown date.
